Sunday, May 22, 2011

Yikes: Pakistan turns to China for Naval Base

Pakistan, still angry over the raid that killed Osama bin Laden, has turned to China for military support.  This could be the biggest rift in Amero-Pakistani relations yet.

More from the Financial Times:
Pakistan has asked China to build a naval base at its south-western port of Gwadar and expects the Chinese navy to maintain a regular presence there, a plan likely to alarm both India and the US. 
“We have asked our Chinese brothers to please build a naval base at Gwadar,” Chaudhary Ahmed Mukhtar, Pakistan’s defence minister, told the Financial Times, confirming that the request was conveyed to China during a visit last week by Yusuf Raza Gilani, Pakistan’s prime minister.

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  1. Steven G. PoyzerMay 22, 2011 at 7:33 PM

    Not one more cent in aid of any type for Pakistan. In case our government has forgotten China is a communist nation and an enemy of our freedom and independence.

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